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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Oct 14

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Receipts

2,550 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 2,405▼ 2,620 vs year ago 5,170 · −50.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, calves were steady - 7.00 higher. Not enough to compare on the yearlings. Demand was good on all the offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.83/cwt on 1,190 head.

Average price

$155.83

1,190 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$9.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	155.98	1,002	1,172
Medium and Large 1-2	632	146.50	926	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.48/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,190 hd

155.83

—

NE average12 barns · 10,035 hd

155.71

+0.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,937	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	719	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	217.40/cwt	203.00–220.50	791	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	196.77/cwt	186.50–207.00	817	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	814	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	186.62/cwt	181.00–190.50	877	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	183.71/cwt	172.50–188.50	952	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	173.18/cwt	163.00–178.00	999	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	174.33/cwt	163.50–178.00	1,083	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	165.33/cwt	155.50–168.50	1,096	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,169	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,282	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,339	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,395	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,776	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	180.36/cwt	175.00–181.00	622	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	175.31/cwt	175.00–176.00	642	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	168.32/cwt	162.00–178.00	731	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	713	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	163.78/cwt	156.00–171.50	783	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.36/cwt	150.00–160.50	818	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	155.69/cwt	147.00–161.50	889	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	151.38/cwt	146.00–161.00	923	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50

This sale against other markets

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Oct 14, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 2,550Last week 2,405Year ago 5,170

Compared to last week, calves were steady - 7.00 higher. Not enough to compare on the yearlings. Demand was good on all the offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,032	134.00	134.00
28	—	893	142.50–147.00	143.78
29	—	366	175.00–176.00	175.31
37	—	1,084	132.50–134.00	133.68
38	—	792	148.50–155.50	149.61
47	—	904	145.00–146.00	145.13
72	—	677	152.50–160.00	153.40
80	—	478	156.00–171.50	163.78
87	—	571	147.00–161.50	155.69
90	—	817	149.50–150.25	150.11
134	—	746	156.25–156.50	156.29
152	—	523	150.00–160.50	156.36
29	—	296	600.00	600.00

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Receipts

2,550 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 2,405▼ 2,620 vs year ago 5,170 · −50.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, calves were steady - 7.00 higher. Not enough to compare on the yearlings. Demand was good on all the offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.83/cwt on 1,190 head.

Average price

$155.83

1,190 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$9.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	155.98	1,002	1,172
Medium and Large 1-2	632	146.50	926	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.48/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,190 hd

155.83

—

NE average12 barns · 10,035 hd

155.71

+0.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,937	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	719	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	217.40/cwt	203.00–220.50	791	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	196.77/cwt	186.50–207.00	817	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	814	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	186.62/cwt	181.00–190.50	877	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	183.71/cwt	172.50–188.50	952	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	173.18/cwt	163.00–178.00	999	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	174.33/cwt	163.50–178.00	1,083	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	165.33/cwt	155.50–168.50	1,096	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,169	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,282	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,339	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,395	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,776	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	180.36/cwt	175.00–181.00	622	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	175.31/cwt	175.00–176.00	642	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	168.32/cwt	162.00–178.00	731	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	713	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	163.78/cwt	156.00–171.50	783	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.36/cwt	150.00–160.50	818	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	155.69/cwt	147.00–161.50	889	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	151.38/cwt	146.00–161.00	923	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50

This sale against other markets

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Oct 14, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 2,550Last week 2,405Year ago 5,170

Compared to last week, calves were steady - 7.00 higher. Not enough to compare on the yearlings. Demand was good on all the offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,032	134.00	134.00
28	—	893	142.50–147.00	143.78
29	—	366	175.00–176.00	175.31
37	—	1,084	132.50–134.00	133.68
38	—	792	148.50–155.50	149.61
47	—	904	145.00–146.00	145.13
72	—	677	152.50–160.00	153.40
80	—	478	156.00–171.50	163.78
87	—	571	147.00–161.50	155.69
90	—	817	149.50–150.25	150.11
134	—	746	156.25–156.50	156.29
152	—	523	150.00–160.50	156.36
29	—	296	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	152.00	152.00
6	—	669	138.50	138.50
6	—	759	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	814	157.50	157.50
110	—	621	163.50–178.00	174.33
143	—	663	155.50–168.50	165.33
216	—	577	163.00–178.00	173.18
128	—	518	172.50–188.50	183.71
9	—	853	157.00	157.00
11	—	319	225.50	225.50
83	—	364	203.00–220.50	217.40
11	—	752	155.50	155.50
82	—	415	186.50–207.00	196.77
23	—	287	675.00	675.00
106	—	470	181.00–190.50	186.62
5	—	946	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	446	182.50	182.50